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Atlanta Freeze: 12 Great Examples of Sharing the ‘Snowpocalypse’ Story

How do you tell a weather story? In countless ways this week, via publications, social media, video and more. And this was about much more than the weather, of course. There have been countless examples of great storytelling on SnowJam in metro Atlanta. Here are some I liked.

Metro Atlanta in chaos: A great shot from David Tulis/AP on the AJC.

1. The Day We Lost Atlanta: How 2 lousy inches of snow paralyzed a metro area of 6 million. Great article, great headline — including that use of “area.” This disaster affected the entire region and can’t be blamed on the city alone.

2. There are tons of great photos on social media and news sites. Here is one of the many roundups of shots taken while the mess was unfolding.

6. Mark Bradley, a great AJC sports columnists, says this was Atlanta at its “absolute worst“ — and reveals issues that could cost us big events and big money. “SnowJam 2014 was as much a function of congestion as it was meteorological conditions or automotive dexterity. We have too many cars and not enough roads.”

7. The New York Times gives a nice roundup of examples of howAtlantans used social media. It’s by no means definitive — nor could it be, given the huge role Twitter, Facebook and more played in connecting people and sharing vital information and support.